2006 KIA PICANTO brake

13
1 23456789
Introduction
VEHICLE BREAK-IN
PROCESS
No special break-in period is need-
ed. By following a few simple precau-
tions for the first 1,000 km (600
miles) you may add to the perform-
ance, economy and life of your vehi-
cle.
 Do not race the engine.
 Do not maintain a single speed forlong periods of time, either fast or
slow. Varying engine speed is
needed to properly break-in the
engine.
 Avoid hard stops, except in emer- gencies, to allow the brakes to seat
properly.
 Avoid full-throttle starts.

Your vehicle at a glance
4
2
1 23456789
ENGINE COMPARTMENT
1SAA0007
1. Power steering fluid reservoir ...........7-23
2. Engine oil filler cap............................7-14
3. Brake fluid reservoir ..........................7-20
4. Air cleaner .........................................7-31
5. Fuse box ...........................................6- 7
6. Negative battery terminal ...........6-5/7-37
7. Positive battery terminal .............6-5/7-37
8. Auto transaxle oil dipstick* ................7-27
9. Radiator cap......................................7-19
10. Engine oil dipstick ...........................7-14
11. Engine coolant reservoir .................7-18
12. Windshield washer fluid reservoir ...7-30
* : if equipped

Knowing your vehicle
8
3
1 23456789
Operating door locks from
outside the vehicle
 Turn the key toward rear of vehicle
to unlock and toward front of vehi-
cle to lock.
 Doors can also be locked and unlocked with the transmitter key.  Once the doors are unlocked, it
may be opened by pulling the door
handle.
 When closing the door, push the door by the hand. Make sure that
doors are closed securely.
 Central door locks (if equipped)
If you lock/unlock the front door
with a key, all vehicle doors will
lock/unlock automatically.
To lock a door without the key, push
the inside door lock lever (➀) to the
“LOCK” position and close the door( ➁ ).
✽✽
NOTICE
Always remove the ignition key, engage the parking brake, close allwindows and lock all doors when
leaving your vehicle unattended.
DOOR LOCKS
1SAA2004
LockUnlock
1SA2005

Knowing your vehicle
10
3
1 23456789
CAUTION
• The doors should always be
fully closed and locked whilethe vehicle is in motion to pre- vent accidental opening of thedoor. Locked doors will alsodiscourage potential intruders when the vehicle stops orslows.
 Be careful when opening doors and watch for vehicles,motorcycles, bicycles orpedestrians approaching thevehicle in the path of the door.Opening a door when some- thing is approaching cancause damage or injury.
WARNING
Leaving your vehicle unlocked
can invite theft or possible harm
to you or others from someone
hiding in your vehicle while you
are gone. Always remove the
ignition key, engage the parking
brake, close all windows and
lock all doors when leaving your
vehicle unattended.WARNING - Unattended
children
An enclosed vehicle can
become extremely hot, causing
death or severe injury to unat-
tended children or animals who
cannot escape the vehicle.
Furthermore, children might
operate features of the vehicle
that could injure them, or theycould encounter other harm,
possibly from someone gaining
entry to the vehicle. Never leave
children or animals unattended
in your vehicle.

329
1 23456789
Knowing your vehicle
To unfold the rear seat:
1. Lift and push the seatback back-ward firmly until it clicks into place.
2. Move and push the seat cushion downward firmly to the proper position.
3. Replace the rear safty belt to the proper position.CAUTION
 When returning the rear seat-
backs to the upright position,remember to return the rearshoulder belts to their properposition.
 Do not remove the floor carpet in your vehicle. Emission con-trol system componentscause high exhaust tempera-tures under the floor.
WARNING - Cargo
Cargo should always be
secured to prevent it from being
thrown about the vehicle in a
collision and causing injury to
the vehicle occupants.
CAUTION
 Make sure the engine is off, the transaxle is in P and theparking brake is applied whenever loading or unload-ing cargo. Vehicle may move ifshift lever is inadvertently moved to another position.
 Be careful when loading cargo through the rear passengerseats to prevent damage tothe vehicle interior.
 When cargo is loaded through the rear passenger seats,ensure the cargo is properlysecured to prevent it frommoving while driving. Unsecured cargo in the pas-senger compartment cancause damage to the vehicle or injury to it’s occupants.

Knowing your vehicle
62
3
1 23456789
Side airbag (if equipped) Side airbags are stored in the left
side of the driver’s seat and right side
of the front passenger’s seat. If airbag inflation conditions are met
(side collision), they will inflate.
1SAA2169
1SAA2050/1SAA2051
(Continued)
 If driver brakes the vehicle
heavily in an urgent situa-
tions, occupants will be
thrown forward. If front pas-
sengers are not wearing the
safety belts, they will be
directly in front of the storage
compartment when inflation
occurs. In that situation, seri-
ous injury or death is possi-
ble.
 Never allow front passenger to put their hands or feet onthe instrument panel or put
their face close to the instru-
ment panel. The airbag will
impact the front passengerwhen it inflates.
(Continued)(Continued)
 Never allow children/old and feeble persons/pregnant
women to sit on the front pas-
senger’s seat. Do not put child
restraint system on the front
passenger’s seat either. They
may be seriously injured by
the airbag inflation when
airbag deploys.
 Do not put objects or stickers on the instrument panel. Do
not apply any accessory on
the front windshield glass ordo not install aftermarket mir-
rors or accessories on the fac-
tory installed rearview mirror.
These may interfere with the
deployment of airbag inflation
or could hit your body at high
speed and cause severe bodi-
ly injury and even death.

Knowing your vehicle
68
3
1 23456789
 In a slant impact or collision, The
force delivered will be relatively
weaker than that of frontal colli-
sion. So, the airbags may not
inflate.  At the moment of an accident, driv-
ers brake heavily with reflex. In
such heavy braking, the front por-
tion of the vehicle is lowered by the
force of the braking and the vehicle
can go under a vehicle with a high-
er ground clearance. Airbags maynot inflate in this situation because
impacts may not be delivered or
may be delivered with less intensi-
ty.  Airbags may not inflate in rollover
accidents because airbag deploy-
ment would not provide proper pro-
tection to the occupants.
However, side airbags may inflate when the vehicle is rolled over by a
side impact collision, if the vehicle
is equipped with side airbags.
1GHA22701SAA20591SAE2062

1 23456789Ignition switch / 4-2
Starting the engine / 4-4Manual transaxle / 4-6Automatic transaxle / 4-7Brake system / 4-13
Steering wheel / 4-20
Instrument cluster / 4-23 Gauges / 4-25
Warnings and indicators / 4-26Lighting / 4-33
Wipers and washers / 4-38
Defroster / 4-41
Hazard warning flasher / 4-42
Manual climate control system / 4-43
Windshield defrosting and defogging / 4-52Theft-alarm system / 4-53
Driving your vehicle